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Phillies
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
July 16, 1956
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on July 16, 1956 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 16, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 16, 1956 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Harvey Haddix |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Willard Schmidt |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 9,462 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Dusty Boggess 2B: Hal Dixon 3B: Tom Gorman |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Richie Ashburn | Center Fielder |
| Marv Blaylock | First Baseman |
| Stan Lopata | Catcher |
| Del Ennis | Left Fielder |
| Elmer Valo | Right Fielder |
| Willie Jones | Third Baseman |
| Granny Hamner | Shortstop |
| Ted Kazanski | Second Baseman |
| Harvey Haddix | Pitcher |
| Mayo Smith | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
| Wally Moon | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Willard Schmidt | Pitcher |
| Fred Hutchinson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
July 16, 1956
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Schmidt
Ashburn hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blaylock vs. Schmidt
Blaylock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopata vs. Schmidt
Lopata takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. Schmidt
Ennis hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Haddix
Blasingame hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Haddix
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Valo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Haddix
Musial strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Schmidt
Valo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Schmidt
Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hamner vs. Schmidt
Hamner hits a popup towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kazanski vs. Schmidt
Kazanski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Haddix
Boyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Haddix
Sauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boyer moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moon vs. Haddix
Moon strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Del Greco vs. Haddix
Del Greco hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kazanski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Haddix
Smith strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haddix vs. Schmidt
Haddix hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashburn vs. Schmidt
Ashburn hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Del Greco. Ashburn reaches second base with a double. Haddix moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Blaylock vs. Schmidt
Blaylock hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Del Greco. Blaylock reaches second base with a double. Haddix scores. Ashburn scores. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopata vs. Schmidt
There's a wild pitch. Blaylock moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lopata vs. Schmidt
Lopata strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ennis vs. Schmidt
Ennis strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Valo vs. Schmidt
Valo hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Haddix
Schmidt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blasingame vs. Haddix
Blasingame hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Haddix
Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schmidt moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Haddix
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Schmidt
Jones hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Schmidt
Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kazanski vs. Schmidt
Kazanski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haddix vs. Schmidt
Haddix hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Haddix
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Haddix
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haddix fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Haddix
Moon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Schmidt
Ashburn hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blaylock vs. Schmidt
Blaylock strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopata vs. Schmidt
Lopata hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. Schmidt
Ennis hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Haddix
Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Haddix
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Haddix
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haddix fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Schmidt
Valo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moon. Valo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Schmidt
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hamner vs. Schmidt
Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Valo moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kazanski vs. Schmidt
Kazanski is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Haddix
Blasingame is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Haddix
Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Haddix
Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Haddix
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haddix vs. Schmidt
Haddix hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sauer. Haddix reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ashburn vs. Schmidt
Ashburn hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame catches it and throws to second with Dark covering, to double up Haddix. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blaylock vs. Schmidt
Blaylock hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Haddix
Sauer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Haddix
Moon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. Haddix
Del Greco takes first base on ball four. Moon moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Haddix
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Repulski vs. Haddix
Rip Repulski pinch hits for Willard Schmidt.
Repulski hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopata vs. Konstanty
Jim Konstanty now pitching.
Lopata hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Konstanty
Ennis hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valo vs. Konstanty
Valo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Haddix
Blasingame hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Haddix
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Haddix
Musial hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Haddix
Boyer strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Konstanty
Jones hits a popup, foul, towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Konstanty
Hamner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boyer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kazanski vs. Konstanty
Kazanski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Haddix
Sauer strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Haddix
Moon strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Haddix
Del Greco hits a line drive towards short. Hamner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/16/1956 -- Philadelphia at St.Louis (N)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Ashburn R, cf 4 1 1 0 Blasingame D, 2b 4 0 0 0
Blaylock M, 1b 4 0 1 2 Dark A, ss 4 0 1 0
Lopata S, c 3 0 1 0 Musial S, 1b 4 0 2 0
Ennis D, lf 4 0 0 0 Boyer K, 3b 4 0 1 0
Valo E, rf 4 0 1 0 Sauer H, lf 4 0 1 0
Jones W, 3b 4 0 1 0 Moon W, rf 4 0 1 0
Hamner G, ss 4 0 0 0 Del Greco B, cf 3 0 0 0
Kazanski T, 2b 4 0 1 0 Smith H, c 3 0 0 0
Haddix H, p 3 1 2 0 Schmidt W, p 2 0 1 0
Repulski R, ph 1 0 0 0
Konstanty J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 2 8 2 33 0 7 0
Philadelphia 002 000 000 -- 2
St.Louis 000 000 000 -- 0
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Haddix H (W) 9.0 7 0 0 1 8
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Schmidt W (L) 7.0 8 2 2 1 4
Konstanty J 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
DP -- Philadelphia 1, St.Louis 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 6, St.Louis 7
2B -- Ashburn R, Blaylock M, Valo E, Haddix H
WP -- Schmidt W
T -- 2:27
A -- 9462
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